The 4 Best Merida Farm Tours

1.Hacienda Sotuta de Peon w/ Cenote & Henequen Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 62 reviews · 3 - 4.5 hours · from $58Our pick

Spend three to four and a half hours at Hacienda Sotuta de Peón near Mérida. With an English or Spanish guide, you’ll see henequen become fiber, visit a Maya house, ride mule-drawn trucks to Cenote Dzul Ha, and finish with refreshments and a meal.

“This was a fascinating look at this hennequin plantation and the history of the sad fall out of favor of this amazing fiber after the development of nylon and plastic. The guide did a marvelous job of explaining in both Spanish and English the processes from growing, harvesting leaves, and then pressing them to remove pulp and liquid from the fiber, to preparing the fiber for it's various uses. We saw fiber being combed and then spun into twine, then that twisted together to form ropes of various thicknesses. We then got onto "trucks", or flatbed wagons, pulled easily on a rail system by mules that took us to visit…”

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2.Motul, Hacienda, Xcambo, Pink Salt Mine & Progreso Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 41 reviews · 8 hours · from $87

Travel from Mérida by air-conditioned van to enjoy a Yucatecan breakfast in Motul, tour Hacienda San Eduardo, explore Xcambó, see Xtampú's pink ponds, and spend 2.5 hours in Progreso. English and Spanish guides include César and Eduardo among the praised staff.

“This tour has a great variety of activities. Our guide, Cesar, was excellent! He was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. He took the time to explain what we were seeing and he answered all of our questions. The breakfast at Motul was excellent. We would highly recommend this tour to our friends.”

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3.Private Tour of Uxmal and Cenote Hacienda Mucuyche 2 cenotes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $268Top rated

Travel from Mérida to Uxmal with a private English-speaking guide, then visit Hacienda Mucuyche, hear its 17th-century story, and swim in two cenotes linked by an artificial river. Vicente, Oscar, and Carlos have all led highly praised tours. Lunch and snorkel gear cost extra.

“THe tour of Uxamal was fantastic due to the knowledgable and engaged guide that we had (Oscar). The cenote was very commercialized and crowded. It felt more like being in a water park than a spiritual Mayan site . The cenote guide did not enforce guidlines no insect repellent, showering before entering and maintaining a respecful silence throughout .”

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4.Yaxcopoil Hacienda, Uxmal & Cenote from Merida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $153

This 8-hour trip from Mérida pairs the restored Yaxcopoil henequen hacienda with a guided visit to Uxmal and a swim at Cenote Peba. Guides such as Rosendo, Israel, Victor, and Lemuel have been praised for clear Mayan history, while early timing can mean smaller crowds.

“The tour guide was excellent, he entertained the group with stories about the Mayan culture. Well worth the time, transportation was also clean and modern.”

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